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Religion Ch 1 Flashcards

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What is Salvation?

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Forgiveness of sins and the restoration of humanity

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How did God communicate with us over time? (Seven ways)

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  • Ten Commandments
  • Creation
  • Abraham and Sarah
  • numerous descendants
  • through Jesus (fully)
  • Great Famine
  • Jesus fulfilled God’s plan for humanity
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2
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God fully reveals himself through _______________.

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Jesus Christ

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3
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Do you think of yourself as spiritual or religious?

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Religious

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______________ was a Greek philosopher, who lived about 500 years before Jesus.

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Aristotle

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______________ took this Greek philosopher’s ways to know God exists and developed the five proofs.

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Thomas Aquinas

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What are the five proofs

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  • prime mover
  • creator/first cause
  • idea of creation
  • good vs. bad
  • master designer
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The “greater presence” we sense in all of life is _____.

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God

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God created us to: (5 things)

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  • reflect who he is
  • know him
  • search for him
  • love him
  • live for God
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God making himself know to us is called ____________________.

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Divine Revelation

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What are the three classes of feast days

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Feast day
Memorial day
Optional memorial day

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What is a solemnity?

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An event of greatest importance in the lives of Jesus Mary or the Saints

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What are three examples of solemnities?

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The Epiphany, Pentacost, the assumption

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Which four solemnities are holy days of obligation in the United States

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January 1, Mary mother of God
August 15, the Assumption
November 1, all Saints Day
December 8, the immaculate conception

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What is a feast day?

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An event in our church considered a very important event in the lives of Jesus Mary or the Saints

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Who decides the solemnities in our country

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Bishops or the USCCB

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What does USCCB stand for?

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United States conference of Catholic Bishops

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What are some of the main points of the Assumption?

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Mary was assumed into heaven, She had no sins so she went straight to heaven, It is a holy day of obligation, is not in Scriptures, she died a natural death, and her body did not decay

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What is the main points of the Ascension?

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Is not a holy day of obligation, in Scriptures in Acts one, it was 40 days after Easter, and Jesus Rose on his own power

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When does the liturgical year start and end?

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It starts in advent and ends at Christ the King

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What color does the priest wear in Easter and on solemnities?

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White

21
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What colors are worn for advent and Lent?

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Pink and purple

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What color is worn during ordinary time?

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Green

23
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What color is worn on martyr feast days and Good Friday?

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Red

24
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What is the definition of the church?

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The church is a community of people who celebrate God follow teaching are baptized and believe in Jesus Christ.

25
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What is Grace?

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I participation or sharing in God’s life and friendship

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What are three things that most religions have in common?

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They have values or laws, they pray worship and have rituals, and sets of beliefs

27
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What is polytheism?

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Polytheism is having two or more gods.

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What is monotheism?

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Monotheism is having only one God.

29
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What are three examples of monotheistic religions?

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Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.

30
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What is the ecumenical movement?

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The ecumenical movement is the Catholic churches effort to create goodwill among other Christians

31
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What was Paul’s original name?

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Saul

32
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What is a martyr?

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Someone who dies for their faith

33
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Paul wrote many epistles or what to the Christian communities he founded?

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Letters

34
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The church honor St. Paul along with St. Peter on June 29 for what?

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For founding the church

35
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What are the names of the 12 apostles?

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Peter, Andrew, James the greater, John the beloved, James the lesser, judas Iscariot, Simon, Matthew, Thaddeus, Philip, Mathias, Bartholomew.

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How many solemnities are there

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There are 17 solemnities.

37
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Which apostle carried the money?

A

Judas Iscariot

38
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How many apostles are there?

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12

39
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True or false, Paul persecuted Jesus is disciples and apostles

A

True

40
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What is a holy day of obligation,

A

A day we are obligated to go to church

41
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Faith is a ___________.

A

Way of life

42
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We are created in God’s _____ and ________

A

Image and likeness

43
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How many holy days of obligation are there?

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Four

44
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What is the difference between a disciple and apostle?

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I disciple is a student learning the way of Jesus, and an apostle is someone who is sent

45
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True or false, human life is precious and sacred

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True

46
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In what year did the church begin?

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33 A.D.

47
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Which apostle was the youngest?

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John. He was about 15 or 16 years old.

48
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Which apostle was crucified upside down?

A

Peter

49
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Which apostle was crucified on an X

A

Andrew

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